Strip of bobbin lace with two stylized mirrored flowers between vertical lines and ovals, Strip of natural-colored Dutch bobbin lace. The pattern consists of a repeating motif with two vertical straight lines, which are cut in the middle by a pointed oval. Between the vertical lines are two stylized flowers that are mirrored along the longitudinal axis. The motifs are made in densely aligned linen with cutouts. There is hardly any ground, the motifs are held together by very short braids. The top and bottom of the strip are finished straight. Along one long side is a narrow strip of linen batist, possibly a fragment of a sheet or the like, to which the strip was originally attached., anonymous, Southern Netherlands (possibly), c. 1600 - c. 1635, linen (material), bobbin lace, l 262 cm × w 4 cm w 2.6 cm ×, 2.5 cm
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Strip, bobbin lace, two stylized mirrored flowers, vertical lines, ovals, natural-colored Dutch bobbin lace, pattern consists, repeating motif, two vertical straight lines, cut, middle, pointed oval, two stylized flowers, mirrored, longitudinal axis, motifs, densely aligned linen, cutouts, hardly any ground, held together, short braids, top, bottom, strip, finished straight, long side, narrow strip, linen batist, fragment, sheet, originally attached, Southern Netherlands, c, 1600, 1635, linen, material, l 262
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